Of course, I didn't get much sleep at all. My bff came over last night and that always means that we stay talking and "catching up" for hours! We visited until 3am. By the time I got to bed, I had only 4 hours of sleep available to me. Of those hours, I woke up to tinkle several times and I tossed and turned, anxious about our appointment. Needless to say the phrase "I am tired" is an understatement.
My adrenaline and excitement got me up and running right away. It was almost time!
Chris and I had already discussed that KJ would sit outside of the room until we saw the update and then we would decide when it was best for her to come into the room to check out her future sibling(s). She was just as excited for the appointment and she kept saying, on the way to the appointment, "I'm so excited; I can't wait!... I'm more excited than both of you!". She understood that there was no way to know if both babies have heartbeats until after we see the new ultrasound. So, her hopes were the same as ours "I hope the babies are okay!".
Signing in was easy and routine. We were called back a bit late, but we all jumped up quickly and followed down the hall. I did the usual and then sat and waited, anxious to check on the babies. I know that I normally wait just a few minutes (no more than five, normally) for the doctor to come to the room, but this time... it seemed like and hour!!! lol It was more like 10, maybe 15, minutes of sitting there and waiting. It was when I got really anxious, butterflies in my stomach, tears in my eyes, etc. I just needed to see the babies already!!
A light knock at the door and I knew it was time! Within a few minutes we were staring at TWO growing babies with TWO beautiful heartbeats!!! Oh, only God really knows how extremely grateful and thankful I was at that exact moment. I just stared and cried. I was so amazed, in awe... there they were, two incredible little lives, miracles, growing inside!! What a blessing. God is SO amazing!!
As soon as the second heartbeat checked out, Chris called KJ to come in and join us. The very first thing she said, as she walked through the door, was "Are there two heartbeats?!" I replied with a smiley, teary-eyed, "YES!". She squealed, "eeeeeeeee!", with so much joy (and huge eyes lol.). The doctor went back and found both heartbeats again, so KJ could see and hear them. As soon as she heard the second heartbeat, Dr. B. asked her if she was excited. KJ replied with, "Yes, but if you don't mind, I was about to win the level so I need to go back and finish now...". We all laughed so much over her short lived excitement over her siblings. LOL She probably figures that there's nothing more to check on, since all she's been curious about are heartbeats. She heard them both, saw both of the babies, and then that was it. She was happy and content with the results, so then it was back to her video games... hahaha.
Once we were done with our ultrasound, Dr. B held out her hand for a hand shake and said, "Congratulations! You have officially graduated! Everything looks beautiful." I shook her hand and got all teary-eyed, again. lol We got our printed sono pics and then I went to get my new instructions about the progesterone injection. I'm so very happy to have a "last day" set!! I am to continue daily shots until Wednesday and then switch to every other day until Tuesday. Tuesday, of next week, will be my very last progesterone injection, for this pregnancy!!! Oh, praise God! :D
So, if saying "it was a great [or fantastic] day!" could really truly describe how amazing our day has been then it would be easy for everyone to understand how we've felt all day. But it's not. I honestly don't know how to say how amazing our day has been, other than "TODAY HAS BEEN AMAZING!!!". lol.
Here are some photos and video of today:
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| I've been meaning to get a picture of this. This is the sink in the restroom at our fertility clinic. ;) |
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| KJ checking out her siblings, which she has now nicknamed Teeny and Tiny! lol |
(the video was taken sideways -sorry. If you watch carefully, you can even see the little white flicker of the heart beating!)
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| Our beautiful babies! |
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| "Teeny" |
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| "Tiny" |
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| "Teeny and Tiny" together ♥ |
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| Proud daddy. :) |
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| Adding the new photos, of her siblings, in her "Big Sis In Training" photo album. |
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